An ordinary woman navigates a whimsical afterlife, hilariously shedding her past self with dry wit and absurdist charm.
Uplifting and darkly comic. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Hulu and Peacock.
Nothing past what a TV-14 promises: some innuendo or implied sex and mild language.
Rated TV-14, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 10.
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Eleanor Shellstrop, an ordinary woman who, through an extraordinary string of events, enters the afterlife where she comes to realize that she hasn't been a very good person. With the help of her wise afterlife mentor, she's determined to shed her old way of living and discover the awesome (or at least the pretty good) person within.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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